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All the Netherlands Hilversum

The Atlas Obscura Guide To Hilversum

5 Cool, Hidden, and Unusual Things to Do in Hilversum, Netherlands

Updated September 16, 2016

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Hilversum, Netherlands

Wolfsdreuvik

A monument hidden in the woods built in 1938 as a getaway for a Dutch museum curator.
Side view of this amazing work

Hilversum, Netherlands

World's Largest Mosaic Egg

Made of 41,900 pieces of mosaic, it took two years to piece together this giant egg.

Hilversum, Netherlands

Natuurbrug Zanderij Crailoo

The world's longest wildlife overpass provides Hilversum's critters with a safe alternative to trying their luck on the roadway.
The owner pokes his head out of the cabin windows

Hilversum, Netherlands

Tree Trunk Garden House

Dutch woodpile home in the forest.
Warden’s Lodge

Hilversum, Netherlands

Pinetum Blijdenstein

Most complete collection of Gymnosperms in the world.
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Lapin Botanique

The place where houses are born.
1 mile from Hilversum
Former Palazzo cigarette factory

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Moskee van Naarden

This former cigarette factory was built in a style inspired by Islamic architecture.
3 miles from Hilversum
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